Friday, October 3, 2008

Remember when I complained about Bon Appétit?? Back then, I sent their Customer Service an email asking for information on the cancellation process – just wanted to know if there would be a refund in case I decided to cancel the subscription. Now, weeks later and no answer from them, I found out that they simply cancelled my subscription without my asking. Can you believe it?Thank you, Bon Appétit, for making WISE decisions for me! :S

Luckily, I don’t need that magazine to get great recipes – there are other sources, and much better ones. Like the wonderful food blogs I read.

Preheat oven at 180ºC/350ºF. Whisk flour, ½ teaspoon salt and baking powder in bowl and set aside. Mix butter, pinch of salt, sugar, eggs, vanilla and cocoa in mixer. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until smooth. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least one hour.

Roll out cookie dough on floured counter (I rolled it between lightly floured sheets of baking paper) until it is ¼ inch (about 0.60cm) thick. Cut into desired shapes, brushing extra deposits of flour off the top.Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 11 minutes or until the edges are firm and the centers are slightly soft and puffed.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Makes... according to Deb, a lot. I halved the recipe, used a 5cm (2-in) star cutter and got 45 cookies.

34 comments:

Boo to BA. That's unfortunate. Yay for you for supporting your fellow bloggers. Bloggers have spotted all of the best recipes anyways, don't you think? These chocolate stars look cheerful and delicious. I have those rolling pin bands too... very helpful gadgets!

I still enjoy BA's recipes, but they finally told me I'm canceled after I stopped sending them $$ a year ago. I don't trust they won't send me a magazine, though. So much for trying to save trees, right? Your cookies look delicious -- I love the stars! And I definitely should try those rings since I'm horrible at rolling out dough.